TabControl.GetTabRect(Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:: TabControl.cs

Source:: TabControl.cs

Source:: TabControl.cs

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Returns the bounding rectangle for a specified tab in this tab control.

public:
 System::Drawing::Rectangle GetTabRect(int index);

public System.Drawing.Rectangle GetTabRect(int index);

member this.GetTabRect : int -> System.Drawing.Rectangle

Public Function GetTabRect (index As Integer) As Rectangle

Parameters

index: Int32

The zero-based index of the tab you want.

Returns

Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the bounds of the specified tab.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The index is less than zero.

-or-

The index is greater than or equal to Count.

Examples

The following code example creates a TabControl with one TabPage. This example uses the GetTabRect method to get a Rectangle that represents the tabPage1 tab area. The myTabRect Rectangle is drawn by the DrawItem event.

Use the System.Drawing and System.Windows.Forms namespaces with this example.

using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class Form1: public Form
{
private:
   TabControl^ tabControl1;
   Rectangle myTabRect;

public:
   Form1()
   {
      tabControl1 = gcnew TabControl;
      TabPage^ tabPage1 = gcnew TabPage;
      tabControl1->Controls->Add( tabPage1 );
      tabControl1->DrawMode = TabDrawMode::OwnerDrawFixed;
      tabControl1->Location = Point(25,25);
      tabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 250, 250 );
      tabPage1->TabIndex = 0;
      
      // Gets the tabPage1 tab area defined by its TabIndex.
      // Returns a Rectangle to myTabRect.
      myTabRect = tabControl1->GetTabRect( 0 );
      ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 300, 300 );
      Controls->Add( tabControl1 );
      tabControl1->DrawItem += gcnew DrawItemEventHandler( this, &Form1::OnDrawItem );
   }


private:
   void OnDrawItem( Object^ /*sender*/, DrawItemEventArgs^ e )
   {
      Graphics^ g = e->Graphics;
      Pen^ p = gcnew Pen( Color::Blue );
      g->DrawRectangle( p, myTabRect );
   }

};

int main()
{
   Application::Run( gcnew Form1 );
}

using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
    private TabControl tabControl1;
    private Rectangle myTabRect;

    public Form1()
    {
        tabControl1 = new TabControl();
        TabPage tabPage1 = new TabPage();

        tabControl1.Controls.Add(tabPage1);
        tabControl1.DrawMode = TabDrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
        tabControl1.Location = new Point(25, 25);
        tabControl1.Size = new Size(250, 250);

        tabPage1.TabIndex = 0;

        // Gets the tabPage1 tab area defined by its TabIndex.
        // Returns a Rectangle to myTabRect.
        myTabRect = tabControl1.GetTabRect(0);

        ClientSize = new Size(300, 300);
        Controls.Add(tabControl1);

        tabControl1.DrawItem += new DrawItemEventHandler(OnDrawItem);
    }
 
    private void OnDrawItem(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e)
    {
        Graphics g = e.Graphics;
        Pen p = new Pen(Color.Blue);
        g.DrawRectangle(p, myTabRect);
    }

    static void Main() 
    {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form
    Private tabControl1 As TabControl
    Private myTabRect As Rectangle

    Public Sub New()
        tabControl1 = New TabControl()
        Dim tabPage1 As New TabPage()

        tabControl1.Controls.Add(tabPage1)
        tabControl1.DrawMode = TabDrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed
        tabControl1.Location = New Point(25, 25)
        tabControl1.Size = New Size(250, 250)

        tabPage1.TabIndex = 0

        ' Gets the tabPage1 tab area defined by its TabIndex.
        ' Returns a Rectangle to myTabRect.
        myTabRect = tabControl1.GetTabRect(0)

        ClientSize = New Size(300, 300)
        Controls.Add(tabControl1)

        AddHandler tabControl1.DrawItem, AddressOf OnDrawItem
    End Sub

    Private Sub OnDrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DrawItemEventArgs)
        Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
        Dim p As New Pen(Color.Blue)
        g.DrawRectangle(p, myTabRect)
    End Sub

    Shared Sub Main()
        Application.Run(New Form1())
    End Sub
End Class

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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